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Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America by Liz Carlisle
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Author: Liz Carlisle
Page Count: 320 pages
Published Date: 25 Mar 2015
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781592409204
File size: 47 Mb
Download Link: Lentil Underground Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
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A protege of Michael Pollan shares the story of a little known group of renegade farmers who defied corporate agribusiness by launching a unique sustainable farm-to-table food movement. The story of the "Lentil Underground" begins on a 280-acre homestead rooted in America s Great Plains: the Oien family farm. Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness told small farmers like the Oiens to get big or get out. But twenty-seven-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils. Unlike the chemically dependent grains American farmers had been told to grow, lentils make their own fertilizer and tolerate variable climate conditions, so their farmers aren t beholden to industrial methods. Today, Oien leads an underground network of organic farmers who work with heirloom seeds and biologically diverse farm systems. Under the brand Timeless Natural Food, their unique business-"cum"-movement has grown into a million dollar enterprise that sells to Whole Foods, hundreds of independent natural foods stores, and a host of renowned restaurants. From the heart of Big Sky Country comes this inspiring story of a handful of colorful pioneers who have successfully bucked the chemically-based food chain and the entrenched power of agribusiness s one percent, by stubbornly banding together. Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle weaves an eye-opening and richly reported narrative that will be welcomed by everyone concerned with the future of American agriculture and natural food in an increasingly uncertain world."
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Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America by Liz Carlisle
Author: Liz Carlisle
Page Count: 320 pages
Published Date: 25 Mar 2015
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781592409204
File size: 47 Mb
Download Link: Lentil Underground Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
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A protege of Michael Pollan shares the story of a little known group of renegade farmers who defied corporate agribusiness by launching a unique sustainable farm-to-table food movement. The story of the "Lentil Underground" begins on a 280-acre homestead rooted in America s Great Plains: the Oien family farm. Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness told small farmers like the Oiens to get big or get out. But twenty-seven-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils. Unlike the chemically dependent grains American farmers had been told to grow, lentils make their own fertilizer and tolerate variable climate conditions, so their farmers aren t beholden to industrial methods. Today, Oien leads an underground network of organic farmers who work with heirloom seeds and biologically diverse farm systems. Under the brand Timeless Natural Food, their unique business-"cum"-movement has grown into a million dollar enterprise that sells to Whole Foods, hundreds of independent natural foods stores, and a host of renowned restaurants. From the heart of Big Sky Country comes this inspiring story of a handful of colorful pioneers who have successfully bucked the chemically-based food chain and the entrenched power of agribusiness s one percent, by stubbornly banding together. Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle weaves an eye-opening and richly reported narrative that will be welcomed by everyone concerned with the future of American agriculture and natural food in an increasingly uncertain world."
Read online Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America Buy Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America Download Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Lentil Underground : Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America